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~~Lord Larehip~~ · 02-10-2015, 07:58 AM

Cliff's guitar was a black Gretsch Duo-Jet semi-hollowbody (hollow but had no soundholes) model 6128. One of Gretsch's best-selling models because of Cliff:

George Harrison loved the black Duo Jet because of Cliff and when he found a 1957 model for sale in a Liverpool newspaper for 75 pounds, he ran out and bought it from the guy. George kept that guitar for the rest of his life.

In fact, George had his own signature model:

Jeff Beck uses the same guitar, amp and even picks that Cliff used:

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~~Lord Larehip~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 899	Cliff's guitar was a black Gretsch Duo-Jet semi-hollowbody (hollow but had no soundholes) model 6128. One of Gretsch's best-selling models because of Cliff: George Harrison loved the black Duo Jet because of Cliff and when he found a 1957 model for sale in a Liverpool newspaper for 75 pounds, he ran out and bought it from the guy. George kept that guitar for the rest of his life. In fact, George had his own signature model: Jeff Beck uses the same guitar, amp and even picks that Cliff used: